NFL players DeAndre Baker, Quinton Dunbar accused of paying robbery victims to change testimony: report

NFL defensive backs DeAndre Baker and Quinton Dunbar are reportedly accused of paying off the victims of their alleged robbery in exchange for changing their stories.

Evidence gathered in the case against Baker, who plays for the New York Giants, and Dunbar of the Seattle Seahawks allegedly shows Dominic Johnson, a friend of the players, overseeing a monetary exchange with the victims at Dunbar’s attorney’s office, the New York Daily News reported Friday, citing a police warrant.

The four alleged victims in the Florida robbery told investigators they were paid off to recant their initial testimony against Baker and Dunbar, according to the Daily News. There is video evidence to back up the claims, the newspaper said.

According to the paper, Dunbar’s lawyer Michael Grieco, the friend who oversaw the payments, another unidentified person and the victims were at Grieco's office on May 15. The video reportedly shows the money being exchanged. Johnson also reportedly admitted to getting the victims to change their stories in an Instagram direct message.

Lawyers for Baker and Dunbar vehemently deny paying off victims.

“Law enforcement, both local and federal, was advised from day one and beyond that the alleged 'victims' in this case were actively extorting Baker and Dunbar,” Grieco told The Seattle Times. “These men fabricated a robbery story after wai... (Read more)

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